Trump's Washington hotel echoes to silence of missing Maga crowd

[DonViejo]

Once the hub of Trump World in the US capital, with the former president gone it is in danger of becoming a white elephant

by David Smith in Washington
Sat 13 Mar 2021 22.00 EST

Once it was like a second White House for the Maga crowd. Now it is in danger of becoming a white elephant.

Clobbered first by the coronavirus pandemic, then by its owner’s election defeat, the Trump International Hotel in Washington is reeling from a huge loss of income and prestige. For critics of the former US president, it is welcome proof of how quickly the city is moving on without him.

“It used to be the hub of Trump World but I can’t imagine who goes there now,” said Sally Quinn, a local author and journalist. “We don’t even have tourists yet in Washington. I can’t imagine most people staying there when they come. I don’t know anybody who goes there or has gone there.”

The hotel opened amid protests in the historic Old Post Office building on Pennsylvania Avenue, between the White House and US Capitol building, in September 2016 as Trump campaigned for the presidency.

For four years its opulent lobby thronged with diplomats, lobbyists and Trump family members. It was one of the few places in the US capital where “Make America great again” hats were bountiful. But one recent afternoon it seemed more reminiscent of the haunted hotel in Stanley Kubrick’s film The Shining.

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/13/trump-hotel-washington-missing-maga-crowd

[FoxNewsSucks]

1. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!

I hope that place costs MF45 millions and when he defaults on the rent, the federal government seizes whatever assets he has left.

[Turbineguy]

2. Prestige?

People who wanted something from trump knew they had to pay.

[spooky3]

5. Exactly. Nt

[Hekate]

3. Love this part...

The hotel in Washington made just $15.1m in revenue last year, a drop of more than 60% from the year before. Then came Trump’s election loss and impeachment for inciting a deadly insurrection a short distance away at the US Capitol on 6 January, inflicting huge reputational damage.

On 20 January, Trump boarded the Marine One helicopter to start a new post-presidential life at his luxury Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, depriving the hotel of one of its biggest draws. A week later, the New York Times reported that the lobby was largely vacant and the waiters and staff members outnumbered the customers.

There was little mourning in Washington itself, where Joe Biden secured 92% of the vote compared with Trump’s 5%. Beyond official duties, the 45th president was rarely seen around the city, hardly ever visiting museums or theatres and only ever dining out at the Trump hotel itself.

[keithbvadu2]

4. Selling point - peaceful atmosphere.

Selling point - peaceful atmosphere.

That should add $50 mill to the selling price, eh?

[tanyev]

6. .

[Blue Owl]

7. SILENCE!

[PatSeg]

8. "It seemed more reminiscent of the haunted hotel

in Stanley Kubrick's film The Shining." Oh that is not a glowing endorsement for a luxury hotel.

[hlthe2b]

9. Granted, I've never visited, but the photos I've seen were

underwhelming. While I certainly can't say I frequent 4 and 5-star hotels, I have been inside them in many countries across the world. Meh.

I hope it is sold to someone who actually cares about its original architecture.

[lindysalsagal]

10. ....